Senior Executive (Subject Matter Expert) at EXL South Africa

Job Description

• This role entails transaction monitoring, providing feedback, processing transactions/taking calls as per job requirement, supporting in process improvement initiatives, coaching, providing floor support, conducting Training Need Identification and bottom quartile management. 

Primary Internal Interactions:   

• Associate   
• Training Team   
• Quality Analyst   
• Team Leaders 
• Operations Manager     

 Primary External Interactions:   

• Customers / Clients as per business requirements. 
• Client SME / QCAs for training, coaching & mentoring.   
• Exception / escalation teams at the client end for the purpose of seeking clarifications & answering queries. 

 Values & Competencies Required:    

• Displays the EXL values and Better Way Code in day-to-day interactions.   
• Effective coaching and good communication skills   
• Time management   
• Knowledge of MS Office   
• Self-initiated, drive and zeal for continuous improvement   
• Drives performance culture
• Client Centricity   
• Hollard Product Knowledge 

Skills required: 

Technical Skills: 

• MS Office skills for reporting   

Process Specific Skills: 

• Excellent communication   
• Ability to mentor members of the team to provide excellent customer experience.   

Soft Skills/ Aptitude:

• Self – discipline   
• Result Driven   
• Displays a great eye for attention to detail.   
• Adaptability   
• Customer Service and strong display of Empathy   
• Training and Development   
• Ability to handle/engage larger groups.   

Soft Skills:

• Ability to work under pressure.   
• Delivering as per client and operations expectations   
• Stress management   
• Motivating the team   

Responsibilities

Essential functions:

• Addressing process related queries from advocates.
• Identify common questions/queries on the floor and create refresher sessions.   
• Gather training needed information and develop workable solutions. 
• Build / maintain strong relationship with onshore and other EXL service delivery location teams.   
• Mentor BQM to identify performance gaps and build remediation plan.   

Qualifications

Selection/Eligibility Criteria:

• This role is only open to Band A1 and Band A2 employees on the UNUM process.
• Band A1 employees may apply for a promotion - minimum of 12 months’ tenure in current role.
• Band A2 employees may apply for a lateral movement - minimum of 12 months’ tenure in current role.
• No NCNS, no active warnings or pending disciplinary actions in the last 6 months.
• No active absence stage letters.
• Performance rating of 3.5 or higher in the most recent appraisal.
• Should not be placed on performance review (PIP).
• A minimum of 95% across Quality metrics in the last 3 months.
• Candidates should not have appeared on the integrity list in the last 3 months.
• Feedback from your Manager should be excellent in regard to your Behavior, Attendance, Adherence as well as Attitude
• Please note that you will need to pass the mandatory recruitment CEF assessment, as well as the mandatory background checks.
• Completion of all assigned renew training modules applicable to the employee’s band